Treatment Protocols & Procedures Flashcards
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A student consistently omits the final consonant when spelling. The MOST appropriate intervention is:
Answer: Explicit phoneme segmentation practice with physical tapping through the final sound before writing
Explicit phoneme-by-phoneme segmentation, including physically tapping or representing the final sound, trains attention to all phonemes before encoding.
The Barton Reading and Spelling System uses which specific color scheme to distinguish vowels from consonants?
Answer: Red for vowels, blue for consonants
The Barton system uses red tiles for vowels and blue tiles for consonants, creating a consistent visual distinction throughout all levels.
Which of the following is an example of a closed syllable?
Answer: cat
A closed syllable ends in a consonant and has a short vowel sound; 'cat' is a single closed syllable ending in the consonant 't'.
When a student with dyslexia reads 'was' as 'saw', this error type is best described as:
Answer: A reversal or transposition error reflecting difficulty with left-to-right directionality
Reading 'was' as 'saw' is a letter-order reversal error, reflecting difficulty processing the sequential left-to-right order of letters in a word.
In structured literacy, morphology instruction is introduced primarily to:
Answer: Extend decoding and spelling to multisyllabic words by teaching meaningful word parts (prefixes, roots, suffixes)
Morphology instruction extends structured literacy to multisyllabic words by helping students recognize and use prefixes, roots, and suffixes to decode and spell complex words.
A dyslexia therapist records a student reading 'horse' as 'house'. This error is MOST likely due to:
Answer: Visual similarity between 'orse' and 'ouse' leading to a visual guess
Substituting 'house' for 'horse' reflects using visual features of the first letter and word length to guess rather than fully decoding all phonemes.
Which professional organization sets the standards for certification as a Certified Dyslexia Therapist (CDT)?
Answer: The Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA)
The Academic Language Therapy Association (ALTA) administers the CDT certification, establishing training hours, practicum requirements, and examination standards.